Improvement in bed-bottoms



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Improvement in Bed Bottoms,

Patented Oct. 24,1871.-

Witnesses:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OTIS S. OSGOOD, OF MOUNT PLEASANT, IOWA, ASSIGNOB OF ONE-HALF OF HISRIGHT TO S. B. FREEMAN, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN BED-BOTTOMS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 120,315, dated October24, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTIS S. OSGOOD, of Mount Pleasant, in the county ofHenry and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bed-Sprin gs and do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereonmaking a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction of a spring forbed-bottoms, and in the mode of connecting the spring with thebed-bottom and frame upon which it rests, all of which will behereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, whichrepresents a perspective View of my spring bed-bottom.

A A represents two parallel bars connected by means of two otherparallel bars, B B, and when so connected form a frame to rest uponcleats in the sides of the bedstead. G O are the springs which supportthe bed-bottom D. These springs are C-shaped, as shown, and one end isattached to the upper side of the barA near the end. The spring thenbends inward, downward, and outward under said bar, and then turnsupward and inward again, its upper end being at-' tached to the underside of the cross-bar of the bottom D.

Two or more of these springs may be used at each end, and, if desired, Imay add some in the center.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the frame A B, C-shaped springs (J O, and bed-bottomD, when said springs are attached to the top of the frame, then passdownward under the same, and then upward, supporting the bed-bottom,substantially as herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this25th day of July, 1871.

Witnesses: O. S. OSGOOD.

W. J. BOBB, S. B. TRUMAN. (62)

